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A Picture is a Thousand Words

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Farmer at Aghnashini
Notice his hair-cut, his loin cloth (kaupina) and his hiding of merchandise so it won't be pictured. Also Ashanashini river in the background.
A Picture is a Thousand Words
Where there is a way, there`s a trick
How to dry saree while travelling
Photograph shows female devotees drying their saree as they walk towards Nagadwara on pilgrimage.

Man Feeds the Fields in Hoogoppalu
The Ritual of Feeding Grains to Plants is Practiced in Malnad Region of Karnataka
Mirror Sharing
Sharing of the Mirror
Three sisters getting ready simultaneouly by sharing a mirror

Extreme Water Shortage
Pots lined up next to a dry public water tap. Most towns in India have Internet access and other latest technologies, but do not have water and sewage systems
The Queue for Water
Mosaic Quilts
How many torn shirts does it take to make one torn shirt?
An alms seeker's quilted shirt, the village of Plassey, West Bengal 1970

The Happy Fisherman
A naked boy with freshly caught ray fish

Curious Boys
Boys looking for bird's eggs in a tree stem

Portrait of a Construction Worker
Hardworking Man

Goat Riding an Elephant
Photograph shows use of an ancient sculpture as a peg to tie the goat

Hand to Mouth Living
Picture shows a cobbler selling two pairs of footwear on a street. Earlier in the day, he had bough raw materials for them and had hand-stitched them.
The Cobblers
Walking to Village Fair
To Marketplace with Produce
A tribal man in Shikarpur walks to marketplace balancing his merchandise on a bamboo pole. Notice his hairdo and no pants/drape although he is wearing a stitched shirt. Also wonder what he is carrying.

A Little Help with the Makeup
Two artists helping eachother for a dance performance
Artist Helping Artist

 

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